However, logging into the realm itself, the SAML application works fine.
Cause: Mismatch of "Get Shared Secret" and "Set Shared Secret" values between the Portal realm and the SAML realm.
5. Match the values of Get Shared Secret and Set Shared Secret to the corresponding values of the SecurePortal realm.


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The Venue Report, October 2019: Big and Rich, J Balvin, Patti LaBelle, Neon Indian—and a Whole Lot More!
According to the Los Angeles Times, L.A is the cultural center of the universe. As a result, the Coachella Valley, being two hours away (plus or minus, depending on how fast you drive), naturally experiences some trickle-down cool; if a star explodes in L.A., we are going to experience some of the blast.
Whether or not you agree with the Times … we can all agree there is much fun to be had this October across the Coachella Valley.
Fantasy Springs is offering a unique comedy event that you won't want to miss. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 5, comedians Steve Martin and Martin Short will bring their "Now You See Them, Soon You Won't" tour to Indio for an evening of laughs and stories, with special guests Paul Shaffer, Della Mae and Alison Brown. Unbeknownst to many, Steve Martin is an accomplished banjo player, winning a Grammy in 2010 for a bluegrass album. Both men are widely popular—and funny. Let's hope Martin brings out his banjo. Tickets are $79 to $139. At 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, put on your cowboy boots and head to the Special Events Center for Big and Rich, with special guests Cowboy Troy and DJ Sinister. Tickets are $49 to $89. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio; 760-342-5000; www.fantasyspringsresort.com.
The Show at Agua Caliente Casino is hosting several events this month we want to tell you about. At 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 18, REO Speedwagon will bring arena-pop anthems to The Show. It's a good thing this event is on a Friday: You don't want to go to work the day after a night with REO Speedwagon. Tickets are $65 to $195. At 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 23, blues great Joe Bonamassa will take the stage. A whopping 16 Bonamassa albums have topped the Billboard blues chart! Tickets are $89 to $199. At 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, the man Pitchfork called "the face of modern reggaeton" will perform: J Balvin. He wowed audiences at Coachella earlier this year. Tickets are $85 to $125. Agua Caliente Resort Casino Spa Rancho Mirage, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage; 888-999-1995; www.hotwatercasino.com.
At 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 19, the legendary Mexican norteño band Los Tucanes de Tijuana returns to Spotlight 29 and the city of Coachella, which gave the band the keys to the city in the week leading up to the band's performance at Coachella and Chella. Get ready to hear the smash hit about a danceaholic woman, "La Chona"; it drives concert-goers crazy, so the band is known to play it twice. Tickets are $35 to $55. Spotlight 29 Casino, 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella; 760-775-5566; www.spotlight29.com.
Morongo Casino Resort Spa is bringing a couple of old-school legends to Cabazon in October. At 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4, Patti LaBelle will take the Morongo stage. Need we say more? Tickets are $69 to $79. A 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, the man, the myth, the legend, Engelbert Humperdinck will return to Morongo. The man who was born in British India with the name Arnold Dorsey has gone on to sell more than 140 million records … and baffle Eurovision audiences when the then-76-year-old was inexplicably Great Britain's entry into the continent-wide contest back in 2012. Tickets are $65 to $85. Morongo Casino Resort Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon; 800-252-4499; www.morongocasinoresort.com.
Pappy and Harriet's has a number of exciting shows booked this month. At 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 2, indie-rock artists Beth Orton and Mercury Rev will bring their critically acclaimed music to Pappy's inside stage. The show promises to provide high-desert vibes: psychedelia, acoustic guitars, distortion, lots of effects, boots—all of it. They will be performing their tribute to Bobbie Gentry's The Delta Sweete. Tickets are $35. At 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 4, Pappy's welcomes Soccer Mommy and Rosie Tucker, both critically acclaimed artists who have gained popularity in the blogosphere this year. Tickets are $18 to $20. At 9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 10, Neon Indian, one of the progenitors of the "chill-wave" genre, will bring electronic pop songs in for an intimate evening. Led by Texas-born musician Alan Palomo, Neon Indian released its debut album, Psychic Chasms, 10 years ago, and most recently released Vega Intl. Night School in 2015. Palomo has kept busy with filmmaking, acting and soundtracking, and this show serves as Neon Indian's return; according to Palomo's Instagram, the band will be playing some "nuevo fuego," or "new fire"—in other words, new songs. Hashtag smiley-face emoji. Hashtag fire emoji. Tickets are $20 to $25. At 9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 24, The Black Lips will return to the desert for a guaranteed loud evening of garage rock. Expect the unexpected, as the band is known for its wild stage antics. For fans of New York Dolls, T. Rex and Wavves. Tickets are $25. Weekdays at Pappy's seem to be the place to be, because at 9 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 31, Cherry Glazerr will bring feminist indie garage-rock songs back to the Pappy's stage. This promises to be a fun show. Tickets are $20. Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown; 760-365-5956; www.pappyandharriets.com.
The Purple Room has some noteworthy events this month. John Lloyd Young will take the stage at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 12. Young performs a series of covers for fans of '50s and '60s rock 'n' roll, including songs by Roy Orbison and The Platters, among others. Tickets are $50 to $65. At 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19, Kinsey Sicks will bring their famous show back to Palm Springs. According to the Purple Room website, the show is a "mix of gorgeous a cappella, hilarious drag, obscenity and absurdity with gasp-inducing political satire thrown in for bad measure." Tickets are $35 to $45. At 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, the Tony Award-nominated Sharon McNight will perform her "Red Hot Mama" show, which is a tribute to Sophie Tucker. Tickets are $30 to $35. Michael Holmes' Purple Room, 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs; 760-322-4422; www.purpleroompalmsprings.com.
The Tack Room Tavern has a great month of events planned. Indio TerrorFest takes place on Saturday, Oct. 26; you can read all about that next week at CVIndependent.com. But first comes one of the best charity events of the year: At 5:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, Oct. 18 and 19, the Tack Room will host the 12th Annual Concert for Autism, a benefit for the Desert Autism Foundation. Performers will include John Garcia and the Band of Gold, FrankEatstheFloor, The Hellions and many others. A $10 donation is suggested at the door. Tack Room Tavern, 81800 Ave. 51, Indio; 760-347-9985; www.facebook.com/tackroomtavern.
Toucans is hosting some fun cabaret events this month. At 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 11, adult-contemporary singer-songwriter Tom Goss is performing along with Deven Green. Goss' songs are emotive folk narratives reminiscent of Mumford and Sons, and Of Monsters and Men. Goss is playing in support of his upcoming album, Territories. Tickets are $25 to $35. At 7:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 25, the comedian and entertainer Mama Tits brings her outrageous part-comedy, part-concert show to Toucans for a night of fun, laughter and risqué jokes. Tickets are $25. Toucans Tiki Lounge and Cabaret, 2100 N. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs; 760-416-7584; www.reactionshows.com.
Below: Cherry Glazzer, by Pamela Littky.
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The Blueskye Report, October 2018: Aida Cuevas, Christina Aguilera, Sting and Shaggy (Together?!)—and a Whole Lot More!
Welcome to fall and (slightly) cooler weather … and enjoy these hot October events!
The McCallum Theatre is open for the season and is ready for a fantastic 2018-2019 schedule. At 8 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2, the "Queen of Ranchera Music," Aida Cuevas, will be performing a tribute to her mentor, Juan Gabriel. Tickets are $28 to $88. At noon, Sunday, Oct. 21, the McCallum will be hosting its Seventh Annual Family Fun Day, and the show for this year is Erth's Prehistoric Aquarium Adventure. The show is meant to provide the experience of exploring the ocean depths—with prehistoric reptiles—via puppets, science and imagination! Yay! Tickets are $10 to $30. Now, for something a little edgier … at 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, a group of Canadian musicians will perform Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon in its entirety as part of Classic Albums Live. However, this show will not feature lasers, costumes or anything hokey like that—just the music. Tickets are $28 to $58. McCallum Theatre, 73000 Fred Waring Drive, Palm Desert; 760-340-2787; www.mccallumtheatre.com.
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino has a great list of October events. At 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 19, guitarist and singer/songwriter Boz Scaggs will be performing. Scaggs has written numerous great tunes since he started rocking in the '70s, and he's racked up a bunch of smash singles and a Grammy Award; he's still wildly popular today. Tickets are $49 to $69. If that wasn't enough, one of the most popular artists of the new millennium, Christina Aguilera, will be performing at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 24. She released a highly anticipated new album back in June titled Liberation—it was her eighth album overall, but her first in six years. It received rave reviews and solidified the comeback trail on which she finds herself. Tickets are $89 to $199. Remember back in the '90s when Lord of the Dance was a thing? With that Michael Flatley guy? Well, Michael Flatley's Lord of the Dance: Dangerous Games will be stopping by at 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26. What is it? Well, it's a more-modern take on Lord of the Dance, with special-effects lighting, dancing robots and acrobats. OK then! Tickets are $29 to $59. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio; 760-342-5000; www.fantasyspringsresort.com.
Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa has a couple of huge shows coming in October. At 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 12, in a fabulous "WTF? Huh?!" kind of musical collaboration that has turned out to be a big hit, Sting and Shaggy will be performing. It's sort of a clash of "Every Breath You Take" and "Boombastic." Since their collaborative album dropped earlier this year, it's been the talk of music critics. Tickets are $135 to $185. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, country-music star Toby Keith will take the stage. He sings songs about driving a Ford pickup truck while he drinks his cold ones out of red Solo cups, and will sing "Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue" … but you already know that, as he's a huge star. Shortly after Donald Trump was elected, Keith accompanied our president to Saudi Arabia, where he played his brand of country for a room full of Saudi royalty … men only allowed. Hmm. Tickets are $165 to $195. Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage; 888-999-1995; www.hotwatercasino.com.
Spotlight 29, as usual, is offering an intriguing blend of rock and Latin music events. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 6, Julian Torres will be performing his Juan Gabriel tribute show Amor Eterno. Tickets are $20. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, Latin-music group Banda El Recodo will take the stage. If you're not familiar with the group, think of the Preservation Hall Jazz Band in New Orleans, and the legacy it has preserved over the years regarding jazz music … and that's what Banda El Recodo is to Latin music. It has been going since 1938 after being formed by the Lizarraga Family, and two of the Lizarragas perform in the group today. The group has won an amazing nine Grammy Awards. Tickets are $40 to 50. At 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26, iconic rock band REO Speedwagon (upper right) will be performing. The group has 13 Top 40 hits, including "Keep on Loving You," "Can't Fight This Feeling" and "Take It on the Run." Tickets are $75 to $85. Spotlight 29 Casino, 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella; 760-775-5566; www.spotlight29.com.
Morongo Casino has one event by a popular performer you might want to consider, but hurry: Tickets were nearly sold out as of our press deadline. At 9 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26, psychic-medium and reality-television star Tyler Henry will be performing. Henry is notable for one event: In a rather morbid and messed-up way, he predicted the death of Alan Thicke. Tickets are $65. Morongo Casino Resort Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon; 800-252-4499; www.morongocasinoresort.com.
Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace is a fantastic place to be in October. At 8 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 4, indie-folk artist Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band will be performing. Oberst—known for his other bands including Bright Eyes, The Faint, Commander Venus, Desaparecidos, etc., etc.—was pretty popular in the early '00s and is still quite influential. He's no stranger to Pappy and Harriet's, and his shows there usually sell out, but this one still had tickets left as of our deadline. Tickets are $31. At 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 26, the hilarious country-music group The Evangenitals will be performing. Why do I always mention it when this group plays at Pappy's? Because the band is fantastic and one a hell of a good time. Seriously! Stay through 'til the end when the show gets very raunchy, and be sure to scream that you want to hear "The Vagina Song." Best part about it: Admission is free! At 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 27, the Queen of the High Desert, Jesika von Rabbit, will return to Pappy's. Jesika recently dropped her new album, Dessert Rock (Ha ha! Get it?), and it is fantastic! Tickets are $15 to $20. Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown; 760-365-5956; www.pappyandharriets.com.
The Purple Room Palm Springs has a fun October lineup. At 6 p.m.., Friday, Oct. 5, and Saturday, Oct. 6, the fabulous Marilyn Maye will be performing. She's a well-known American jazz singer, cabaret singer and musical-theater performer. At 90 years old, she's still going. In this intimate setting, these will be great shows. Tickets are $70 to $90. At 6 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, jazz-singer Jonathan Karrant will be celebrating an album-release show. The former Metropolitan Opera House singer has earned raves by singing jazz in a unique way for audiences in smaller rooms. Tickets are $25 to $35. Michael Holmes' Purple Room, 1900 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs; 760-322-4422; www.purpleroompalmsprings.com.
The Date Shed has one fine October event. At 8 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 20, reggae singer HIRIE (below) will be performing. The San Diego native has an album streaming called Wandering Soul, and it sounds pretty fascinating. This should be a good show. Tickets are $15. The Date Shed, 50725 Monroe St., Indio; 760-775-6699; www.facebook.com/dateshed.
Radio-Friendly Rock: Thanks in Part to Its Reputation as a Great Live Band, REO Speedwagon Keeps Bringing in Big Crowds
In the early '80s, REO Speedwagon dominated the radio waves.
Songs such as "Keep on Loving You," "Take It on the Run" and "Can't Fight This Feeling" brought REO Speedwagon fame and success—and the band continues to ride the popularity of those hits today. REO Speedwagon has teamed up with Styx for several tours across the country; the band also toured with Def Leppard last year. The group even recently recorded a song with Pitbull, "Messin' Around."
You can catch REO Speedwagon at Morongo Casino Resort Spa on Friday, Sept. 29.
During a recent phone interview with bassist Bruce Hall, he said he couldn't remember how many days this year the band has been on the road.
"In this band, we don't really stop touring. We just take little breaks," he said with a laugh. "We don't like to take too many days off. We do have families and like to spend time with them, so we try to go out no more than two weeks at a time. We do take off the dates around the holidays, and we're usually home at Christmas. Sometimes we're playing on New Year's Eve, but most of the time, we're on the road working, and I think we're pretty lucky to be able to keep going."
REO Speedwagon remains in high demand, a fact Hall attributed to not only the music, but also the band's reputation for good live shows.
"I honestly think (audiences) love the music, and we spend a lot of time writing and putting together our music," he said. "I also think the people who know us and keep coming back see that we have a lot of fun. For grown men, this is a hell of a way to make a living. We still act like a bunch of kids. When you strap on a guitar, you feel like you're 17 again sometimes. We enjoy each other's company, and I think people see that. We try to include everyone in the show, and Kevin (Cronin, the front man) does a good job of that and talks to the audience to make them feel comfortable."
REO Speedwagon formed in 1967, but it wasn't until the late '70s that the band's popularity took off—after the members changed how they wrote and performed.
"When I joined the band, my first album in 1978 was You Can Tune a Piano, but You Can't Tuna Fish, and there was a new idea among the guys to try to get songs on the radio," he said. "We were really trying hard to write songs that were better, because before, the band was doing good songs and had extended jam parts in them—things that weren't really friendly to AM radio, and were more friendly toward FM radio and college radio; we were trying to get to the AM crowd more. We started writing our songs to where they weren't over five minutes long, and (we started) being better craftsmen of our music. We were trying a tougher sound at that time with hard rock. When we released Hi Infidelity in 1980, everything took off like a rocket. I think we were ready for it, but not really ready for it."
On July 13, 1985, Bob Geldof organized the Live Aid concert, largely a two-venue event from Philadelphia at JFK Stadium, and London at Wembley Stadium; concerts at other locations around the world were also held to raise money for the victims of famine in Ethiopia. REO Speedwagon was on the bill for the show.
"Live Aid was a great experience. We got a chance to play in Philadelphia, and it was in the early morning," Hall said. "It was crazy. We had just gotten there, and we had flown all night to get there. … Things were a bit chaotic, but they had a handle on it and had a rotating stage to where they were setting up one band on one side, with a band playing to the crowd on the other. It was a lot of fun, and it was over real fast. We just got started, and it was done. We had another gig to get to that night. We're still like that; we never stop playing."
Hall said REO Speedwagon has a number of younger people in its audiences, and the members realize how fortunate they are to keep reaching younger generations.
"There are a lot of younger people, and they know the words to all the songs, too; it's amazing," he said. "I think their parents raised them listening to this music, or they got turned on to it as they became older. …. I think it's good music, and I know we take a lot of time doing the best job we can, and I really hope that's why they come back."
REO Speedwagon has made some new material, but Hall said the band is reluctant to release it at this time.
"It's much harder these days to find people to play your new record on the radio," he said. "Maybe they'll play a song from a new record once or twice, and mostly on adult-contemporary stations. One of the things we learned to do as artists when we were younger to stay competitive was learn how to write good songs. You had to learn how to record. That's something that doesn't go away, and we've gotten better at it than ever, but we don't know what to do these days with it when we're done recording it. We don't want to just throw it out and let it vanish without a chance, so we're just kind of sitting on it for a while."
Hall hoped that people who have never seen the band perform live will come out for the show.
"If people have never seen us before, maybe they've at least heard of us," he said. "If they like the music, they should come. They won't leave disappointed. We take a lot of pride in our live show. For us, traveling around is the hard part; rocking is the easy part."
REO Speedwagon will perform at 9 p.m., Friday, Sept. 29, at Morongo Casino Resort Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, in Cabazon. Tickets are $59 to $169. For more information, call 800-252-4499, or visit www.morongocasinoresort.com.
The Blueskye Report, May 2015: Hank Jr., R. Kelly, Lynda Carter, Dwight Yoakam and Much More!
May is here, which means the Coachella Valley is quieter, with less traffic and temperatures starting to rise. However, locals know the truth: The Coachella Valley never sleeps, and there are plenty of great things going on to see and do.
At 1 p.m., Saturday, May 2, the Desert Daze festival will be taking place at the Sunset Ranch Oasis in Mecca. The bill includes Warpaint (right), RJD2, Deap Vally, Minus the Bear and many others. General admission tickets are $55. Sunset Oasis Ranch, 69520 S. Lincoln St., Mecca; desertdaze.org.
The Joshua Tree Music Festival is back, coming Thursday, May 14, through Sunday, May 17 to the Joshua Tree Lake Campground. The Last Internationale, The Floozies, Airtist and many others will be performing. Single-day passes start at $60 to $90; it's $180 for a four-day pass. Joshua Tree Lake Campground, 2601 Sunfair Road, Joshua Tree; www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com.
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino is rocking into May. At 8 p.m., Saturday, May 9, you'll be yelling "Timber!" when Pitbull takes the stage. The rapper has racked up a bunch of hits since his career began in 2001; it's been said on the interwebs that the new formula for a popular song involves collaborating with Pitbull. Tickets are $69 to $129. At 8 p.m., Friday, May 15, you can enjoy some family tradition with Hank Williams Jr. The son of Hank is quite popular with country-music audiences, but in recent years, he's pissed off a lot of people with his controversial statements—including his former friends at Fox News, whom he scorned in one of his recent songs, "Keep the Change." Tickets are $49 to $109. At 8 p.m., Saturday, May 23, R. Kelly will be stopping by. It's no secret that R. Kelly was the subject of a lot of news back in 2002 when a video surfaced of him … um … well, let's just say it was a dirty video that supposedly showed him with a minor. (He was acquitted of charges, by the way.) Fun fact: R. Kelly was a talented basketball player; he even played in the USBL from 1997 to 1999. Tickets are $49 to $109. Fantasy Springs Resort Casino, 84245 Indio Springs Parkway, Indio; 760-342-5000; www.fantasyspringsresort.com.
Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa is hosting some events worth mentioning. At 8 p.m., Saturday, May 16, it'll be a magical night with Kalin and Jinger. This couple has left audiences speechless with their magic show and has enjoyed numerous television appearances. Tickets are $30 to $60. At 8 p.m., Saturday, May 23, you won't want to miss Lynda Carter. The star of Wonder Woman is also a talented songwriter, as well as a gay-rights activist. She's sure to impress. Tickets are $25 to $45. At 6 p.m., Sunday, May 31, you will be happy to know Theresa Caputo, the "Long Island Medium," will be back at The Show. She's received praise from a large fan base and criticism from figures such as James Randi; in any case, she's a star: She sold out The Show the last time she was here. Tickets are $85 to $125. The Show at Agua Caliente Casino Resort Spa, 32250 Bob Hope Drive, Rancho Mirage; 888-999-1995; www.hotwatercasino.com.
Spotlight 29 Casino has a couple of events you won't want to miss. Dwight Yoakam will be performing at 8 p.m., Saturday, May 9. Yoakam is also an accomplished actor who appeared in the movie Sling Blade, with Billy Bob Thornton, as the foul-mouthed, drunken boyfriend, Doyle. Yoakam's Bakersfield sound is a throwback to the era of Buck Owens, and he's a master performer. Tickets are $45 to $65. At 7:30 p.m., Saturday, May 16, there will be a Mariachi Festival, featuring Mariachi Sol de Mexico de Jose Hernandez, Graciela Beltrán and Mariachi Reyna de Los Angeles. Tickets are $20 to $40. Spotlight 29 Casino, 46200 Harrison Place, Coachella; 760-775-5566; www.spotlight29.com.
After a packed April, Morongo Casino Resort Spa has at least one must-see show in May. You heard it from a friend who heard it from a friend that at 9 p.m., Friday, May 15, REO Speedwagon will be performing. The '70s and '80s were good years for this arena-rock band, and they're still going strong, having done several tours with Styx and other bands from that period. Tickets are $60 to $70. Morongo Casino Resort Spa, 49500 Seminole Drive, Cabazon; 800-252-4499; www.morongocasinoresort.com.
Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace is operating at a slower pace after a crazy round of Coachella-related shows in April. There's a sold-out Neutral Milk Hotel show taking place in late May. Beyond that, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, May 7, there will be a performance by Mojave Sky. Mojave Sky is local to the Joshua Tree area and includes Pappy's security man David Johnson, who plays bass. Admission is free. At 7 p.m., Friday, May 29, there will be another performance at Pappy's by JD McPherson. McPherson's vintage rock 'n' roll sound, combined with a little bit of Americana, has been a hit; he played Stagecoach in 2014. Tickets are $15. Pappy and Harriet's Pioneertown Palace, 53688 Pioneertown Road, Pioneertown; 760-365-5956; www.pappyandharriets.com.
The Copa in Palm Springs has a special music event coming in May. At 8 p.m., Friday, May 8, songwriter Crystal Bowersox (below) will be performing. She was a runner-up on American Idol in 2010 and is remembered for her struggles during the show with Type 1 Diabetes. Tickets are $25 to $35. Copa, 244 E. Amado Road, Palm Springs; 760-866-0021; www.copapalmsprings.com.

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Q: How to move values between the data section in gas assembly So I'm working on a simple game just to teach myself linux x64, and I'm trying to move a value I got from a read call into a parameter in the .data section
My code is as follows (the important stuff is near the bottom):

max_msg_len:
    .int 30
input:
    .zero 30
action_msg:
    .asciz "what will you do? 1. purchase 2. sell 3. haggle\n"
    .equ action_msg_len, . - action_msg
temp_msg:
    .ascii "Value is: "
    .equ temp_msg_len, . - temp_msg
newline: # so I can write just a new line
    .byte 10
action:
    .byte 0
amount:
    .int 0
money:
    .int 20
score:
    .int 0
life:
    .int 1

.text
    .globl main
main:
get_input:
    #write(STDOUT, action_msg, action_msg_len)
    mov $action_msg_len, %rdx
    mov $action_msg, %rsi
    mov $1, %rdi
    mov $1, %rax
    syscall

    #read(STDIN_FILENO, input, max_msg_len)
    mov $max_msg_len, %rdx
    mov $input, %rsi
    mov $0, %rdi
    mov $0, %rax
    syscall

    #write(STDOUT_FILENO, temp_msg, temp_msg_len)
    mov $temp_msg_len, %rdx
    mov $temp_msg, %rsi
    mov $1, %rdi
    mov $1, %rax
    syscall

    #write(STDOUT_FILENO, action, max_ms)
    mov $1, %rdx
    mov $action, %rsi
    mov $1, %rdi
    mov $1, %rax
    syscall

    #write(STDOUT_FILENO, newline, 1)
    mov $1, %rdx
    mov $newline, %rsi
    mov $1, %rdi
    mov $1, %rax
    syscall

# these are the offending lines
    movb $input, $action

/* I tried to get it to work with registers first, this also doesn't work
    movb $action, %al
    movb $input, %bl */

action_1:
#purchase

action_2:
#sell

action_3:
#haggle

loop:
# if life == 0
# jmp to end
# else
# jmp to get_input

end:

    #exit(0)
    mov $0, %rdi
    mov $60, %rax
    syscall

Essentially what I want to do is move the first byte of input to the action parameter so that I can then do a comparison. and jump to the different actions.
When I assemble the code above as is (with gcc -no-pie) I get
crack_self.s: Assembler messages:
crack_self.s:65: Error: unsupported instruction `mov'

When I try to put the values into a register first, see the comment, I get the following error instead
/tmp/cceFdz3A.o: in function `get_input':
(.text+0x97): relocation truncated to fit: R_X86_64_8 against `.data'
(.text+0x99): relocation truncated to fit: R_X86_64_8 against `.data'
collect2: error: ld returned 1 exit status

I'm not sure if this error means I'm simply not allowed to do this, or if there's some issue with the size of the things I'm moving, or the fact that input is actually 30 bytes and I'm just trying to get the first one.
What is the proper way to do this? I can't find good documentation or examples on the topic. I just find bits and pieces on different pages that don't give me the full picture
Thanks

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Morristown Medical Center Surgeons 1st in U.S. to Use Minimally Invasive Vertebral Body Tethering (VBT) With Advanced Imaging for Flexible Scoliosis Correction
Dr. Lowenstein is first orthopedic surgeon in NJ to use the FDA-approved Zimmer Biomet tethering system; together with thoracic surgeon Dr. Steiner, team is the only in U.S. to do the VBT procedure using new advanced Airo TruCT scanner
MORRISTOWN, NJ – September 8, 2021 –Atlantic Health System's Morristown Medical Center fellowship-trained scoliosis surgeon Jason E. Lowenstein, MD, leads the only surgical team in New Jersey to use a new, FDA-approved tethering system for minimally invasive scoliosis surgery that provides for flexible spinal deformity correction and faster healing. The team is also the first in the nation to use a new type of portable CT scanner to guide the procedure and actually "see" inside the spinal canal during the surgery using Stryker's SpineMap 3D in conjunction with the tether.
During the tethering procedure, Dr. Lowenstein, director of Scoliosis and Spine Deformity at Morristown Medical Center, works closely with fellowship-trained thoracic surgeon and thoracic surgical oncologist Federico A. Steiner, MD, who helps obtain real-time images from inside the body with the new CT scanner, as the screws that anchor the tether are attached.
"The difference between the effects of a spinal fusion and a tether is flexibility," said Dr. Lowenstein. "Long term, the patient will have a greater range of motion, will potentially be able to participate in strenuous sports activities throughout their lifetime, with less risk of having to worry about correcting degenerative changes down the road."
Dr. Lowenstein is using Zimmer Biomet's Vertebral Body Tethering System–the only spinal tethering system approved by the FDA for this use. The tether—a strong, flexible cord—straightens patients' spines using their own growth process. This is called "growth modulation." The tether is the only medical device available that treats scoliosis while patients are actively growing and uses their own growth to repair the curve in their spines. The tether puts pressure on the outside of the spinal curve, allowing the inside of the curve to continue growing. This is what straightens out the spine.
Besides the Tether, which is a new treatment option for many pediatric patients, scoliosis is often treated by using a back brace for milder curves, or when they progress or become severe, spinal fusion becomes necessary to correct the deformity.
Dr. Lowenstein added: "Patients who have had the tether procedure are doing great. It allows for a faster recovery than spinal fusion, because patients aren't waiting for the fusion to heal. And because it is a minimally invasive surgery, there is less soft tissue dissection, again allowing for less time to heal."
"At Atlantic Health System, we are committed to using the latest FDA-approved technologies for the benefit of our patients in order to provide them with the safest procedures, best quality of life and most outstanding evidence-based outcomes," said James C. Wittig, MD, chairman of the Department of Orthopedics at Morristown Medical Center and medical director, Orthopedic Oncology, Atlantic Health System. "We are proud to be the first to combine these two technologies to help children and teens live more normal lives."
The procedure is done minimally invasively, placing a tiny thorascopic camera into the chest through a small incision in order to visualize the spine on a video monitor, and then using Stryker's Airo TruCT Mobile Imaging system to obtain a true CT scan of the patient during the surgery. Using these images as well as direct thorascopic camera visualization, screws are placed into the spine using real-time CT guided navigation, to allow for the screws to be safely and accurately placed into the spine. The flexible tether is then placed and its tension adjusted to allow for flexible correction of the patient's scoliosis.
"Airo TruCT is made for complex spine surgery," said Dr. Lowenstein "In my opinion, it is significantly more accurate than other intraoperative imaging systems that are currently available. This allows for safer and faster guidance when I'm placing my spinal instrumentation. Combined with thorascopic videography, we get the best possible images that enable the best outcomes."
"Providing a minimally invasive thoracoscopic approach in combination with advanced intraoperative imaging in collaboration with Dr Lowenstein should result in less postoperative pain and quicker recovery time when compared to more conventional techniques," said Dr. Steiner.
Scoliosis is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. It is most often diagnosed in childhood or early adolescence. If left untreated, over time scoliosis can cause pain and various other health problems. Scoliosis affects six to nine million Americans.
Dr. Lowenstein concluded: "Vertebral Body Tethering is changing the way we treat patients with scoliosis. It is used primarily for skeletally immature children, but there is some increasing evidence that, in the future, tethering may play a role in treating older pediatric patients or even adults. It differs from the gold standard of scoliosis surgery, spinal fusion, by retaining motion across the levels that are surgically being treated, which offers both short term advantages (faster recovery time and return to normal activities, increased flexibility that allows for better participation in athletic activities) and also long term decreased risk of developing degeneration of the spine above or below a spinal fusion."
Atlantic Health System is at the forefront of medicine, setting standards for quality health care in New Jersey, Pennsylvania and the New York metropolitan area. Powered by a workforce of more than 18,000 team members and 4,800 affiliated physicians dedicated to building healthier communities, Atlantic Health System serves more than half of the state of New Jersey including 11 counties and 4.9 million people. The not-for-profit system offers more than 400 sites of care, including seven hospitals: Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ, Overlook Medical Center in Summit, NJ, Newton Medical Center in Newton NJ, Chilton Medical Center in Pompton Plains, NJ, Hackettstown Medical Center in Hackettstown, NJ, Goryeb Children's Hospital in Morristown, NJ, and Atlantic Rehabilitation Institute in Madison, NJ.
Atlantic Medical Group, comprised of 1,000 physicians and advanced practice providers, represents one of the largest multi-specialty practices in New Jersey and joins Atlantic Accountable Care Organization and Optimus Healthcare Partners as part of Atlantic Alliance, a Clinically Integrated Network of more than 2,500 health care providers throughout northern and central NJ.
Atlantic Health System provides care for the full continuum of health care needs through 16 urgent care centers, Atlantic Visiting Nurse and Atlantic Anywhere Virtual Visits. Facilitating the connection between these services on both land and air is the transportation fleet of Atlantic Mobile Health.
Atlantic Health System leads the Healthcare Transformation Consortium, a partnership of six regional hospitals and health systems dedicated to improving access and affordability and is a founding member of the PIER Consortium – Partners in Innovation, Education, and Research – a streamlined clinical trial system that will expand access to groundbreaking research across five health systems in the region.
Atlantic Health System has a medical school affiliation with Thomas Jefferson University and is home to the regional campus of the Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Morristown and Overlook Medical Centers and is the official health care partner of the New York Jets.
Atlantic Health System Public Relations Department
Karen Zatorski


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Bangladesh: Repatriating Small Number of Hindu Rohingya to Myanmar 'Not our Priority'
Jesmin Papri and Abdur Rahman
Dhaka and Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh
A Hindu Rohingya woman speaks to a BenarNews reporter at a section of the Kutupalong refugee camp designated for Hindus, in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, Jan. 24, 2021.
[Abdur Rahman/BenarNews]
Bangladesh's priority is returning to Myanmar more than 1 million Muslim Rohingya refugees, not a small group of Hindus among them, Dhaka said Monday in responding to Naypyidaw's demand that some 500 Hindu Rohingya be included in the first phase of repatriation.
Meanwhile, Hindu refugees living in a camp designated for them in Cox's Bazar district said they wanted to return to Myanmar with the consent of both countries. They had fled across the border, after Rohingya Muslim militants killed nearly 100 Hindus while attacking police and army outposts in Myanmar's Rakhine state in 2017.
"The number of Hindu Rohingya is close to four hundred. Their repatriation is not our priority," Muhammad Delwar Hossain, director general of the Myanmar Cell of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, told BenarNews.
"The number of Muslim Rohingya who have taken refuge in this country is more than 1 million. It will not make much difference whether a small number of Hindu Rohingya return or not," he said.
Alluding to the Hindu refugees, he said it was "easy for them to go back" as he alleged that Myanmar government forces were "on their side."
"The return of the Hindus and the return of the Muslim Rohingya, who fell victim to brutality by Myanmar forces, is not the same. When the Muslim Rohingya return, the Hindus will also go. We have no objection in this regard," Hossain said.
There are 550 Hindu Rohingya, divided into 115 families, in the Hindu section of the Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox's Bazar, according to a BenarNews reporter who conducted a tally at the camp during the weekend.
Last week, Myanmar's foreign office had demanded that Bangladesh send back the Hindu refugees in the first repatriation phase, during an online meeting with Bangladeshi and Chinese officials, according to a report by Radio Free Asia (RFA), a sister entity of BenarNews.
The two neighbors had tentatively discussed a fresh attempt to begin repatriation in the second quarter of 2021, although it was not immediately clear what guarantees Rohingya would receive about their safety and livelihood under the plan.
Myanmar had urged that verified refugees, including the Hindus, be returned in the first phase after the coronavirus pandemic subsided.
About a million Rohingya have fled Myanmar to Bangladesh, most living in 34 refugee camps in and around Cox's Bazar. These include more than 740,000 who escaped a brutal military crackdown in 2017 after Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army insurgents attacked police and army outposts in Rakhine.
At the time, ARSA insurgents carried out attacked Hindu women, men, and children in two villages and abducted residents, according to a May 2018 report by Amnesty International.
Hindu refugees 'want to come home'
Myanmar's demand that Hindu refugees be returned during the first stage of the repatriation is an attempt at misdirection, said Ehsanul Haque, a professor of international relations at Dhaka University.
"Myanmar has been dilly dallying to repatriate Rohingya refugees from the very beginning. The country has been maneuvering to prolong the issue," Haque told BenarNews.
"Saying they want to take back the Hindu Rohingya is a ploy. By doing so, they seem to want to show the international community that they want to take at least some Rohingya back."
Still, the Hindu Rohingya refugees want to return to Myanmar, said Shishu Shil, a Hindu refugee leader at the Kutupalong camp.
"The government is taking care of our security, but we want to go back to our country," Shil told BenarNews.
"If the environment in Rakhine is safe, I want to return to my country without any condition if arranged through bilateral talks between the two countries."
Meanwhile, a Hindu community leader in Rakhine's Maungdaw township told RFA that the refugees longed to return to their homeland.
"The Hindus over there want to come back to our side as soon as possible. They want to come home. They have expressed their wishes to return to Myanmar to the Bangladeshi authorities," Ni Maw said.
"They expressed this to the Myanmar authorities too. We also want them to be repatriated and have the people of our ethnic group back in their homeland."
According to Myanmar government announcements, more than 170 men and 290 women have returned to the Nga Khu Ya refugee welcome center in Maungdaw between 2018 and October last year, but none of the repatriated refugees were Hindu.
Rohingya settlement on Bangladesh-Myanmar border torched amid fighting between militant groups
Rohingya rebel group ARSA denies killing Bangladesh intelligence officer


A chart summarizing our swim. The trace of our swim is color coded according to ground speed, with the scale shown on the left. Measured currents are shown in yellow; note their variability. The small white squares are places where took short breaks to regroup and check progress. Plan A was the projected route, made suddenly impossible by an unexpected change in the current.
On Sep. 20th a near cancellation of solar and lunar tidal forces caused a fairly rare phenomenon. For about two hours, this balance of forces stilled the usually violent currents in the 4.5km wide Hayasaki Strait, the body of water that separates Amakusa from Nagasaki Prefecture to the north. A similar balancing this past March 13th (it's not an accident that both dates correspond to the quarter moons nearest the equinox) allowed a measurement of the residual currents in the straits. That standstill occurred at night, and I braved the pitch darkness and cold, as well as close brushes with no fewer than 12 large freight ships, all the while zigzagging through the straits making current measurements by kayak.
These data showed, not surprisingly, that a complete standstill did not take place. Instead there were complex swirling currents of up to one knot. This is not unexpected in a place where currents exceed 8 knots at spring tides, accompanied by massive overfalls and eddies. However, with correct timing and route choice, it seemed possible to use these irregular water movements to one's advantage during a north to south crossing. Last Thursday's window occurred in the early afternoon hours during a blindingly bright, hot, slightly breezy day. It was time to show that swimming across the straits is indeed possible.
We had actually been planning this for some time. Providing main support and making us visible to the freighters was Mr. Nozaki, an Amakusa area teacher who happens to own a small fishing boat. Mrs. Nozaki's sharp eye was on the lookout for sinking swimmers and menacing fins (one of the latter was spotted fleetingly). Leanne and our friend and kayaking guide Kenji Suemitsu were to be on hand with kayaks. As for the swimmers themselves, a healthy bunch was gathered together by our friend Mr. Karatsu, who runs the best Ramen restaurant in Hondo and competes in triathlons, bike races, and such on his spare time.
I would like to contrast here the athletic abilities of folks on either side of the Pacific Ocean. Would it be possible, in a Canadian town of 40,000 or so, to gather a group of people who'd think swimming 5km in the open sea was not a big deal? Perhaps so, but I'll bet most would be youngsters. In Japan, on the contrary, a great many of the participants in races and competitions are over 40 years old. Sadly, young adults here are probably in the worst physical shape and health out of all the age groups, preferring comic books and video games to physical exercise as a means to self-improvement. And so it happened that I was the second youngest of the swimmers participating in the current project. Mr. Karatsu himself is 60, and the day's fastest swimmer, Mr. Umemoto, is 70 years old. I hope I'll still float when I am that age.
In all, six swimmers boarded Mr. Nozaki's boat, and we were whisked over to the other side. Halfway across, Mr. Nozaki stopped the boat to let everyone appreciate what it feels like to be in the middle of the straits. This made a bit of an impression on the hitherto completely fearless bunch.
Leanne had notified the local media and so we also had three TV and newspaper reporters with us, giving the project the feel of a significant event. I was however at a loss to explain to the reporters exactly why we were doing this. Because it is there? To the pragmatic Japanese, that is simply not enough. Furthermore, their take on the situation leaned toward the predictable "Wow, a gaijin! Let's make him say he likes Japan!" That type of patting oneself on the back seems to be very important here, perhaps just to take the mind off the actual truth. The reporters themselves were perfectly nice, maybe they were even a bit tired of the routine themselves, but if this wasn't the main theme, no one would be interested. I wonder when people here will finally tire of this blindfold, cast it off and start catching up to the rest of the world on certain important issues. But anyways, I wasn't going to think about that too much just then; there were other pressing things to attend to.
We launched the two kayaks on the other side, and the six swimmers jumped overboard and climbed onto some rocks on the shore. At the appointed time, we plowed into the water and began swimming.
We're off! Sezume-zaki lighthouse is in the background. Rick stands out with his awesome swimming technique.
With a tail current as expected, we left the shore behind rather quickly. In fact, we were moving (relative to the ground) at nearly 5km/h! During the short breaks we had planned every 800m or so, Leanne informed me of the GPS-determined current speed and direction. Everything was going according to plan. Were we really going to cross in the strait in 1h 25min as planned?
Of course not. With about 1.4km to go, we were suddenly hit with a strong cross current. In my earlier research this current did happen also, but more than 40min delayed compared to our current position and time (by that time, I thought, we'd be standing on the shore). But a degree of unpredictability is always to be expected from the sea. As it was, our ground speed quickly dwindled to as little as 1.5km/h. We immediately changed to Plan B, moving our landing point about 1.6km to the west, since that is the way we were now drifting. As we changed heading, our speed once again increased to 2.5-3km/h. With lots of energy left, none of the swimmers were about to give up with the shore so close ahead. Not having trained for this specifically, I was the slowest of the group but by now I had found my rhythm and was beginning to really enjoy myself.
Re-emerging on the Amakusa side. After two hours of swimming, it was remarkably difficult to keep balance (at least for me) standing up. Hence the arm-flapping.
We made landfall about 45min late but in great shape and spirits. A small bunch of friends and onlookers met us on the shore, and it was a happy moment, if somewhat anticlimactic. It had been a bit too easy! But I knew perhaps more than anyone there that it was the sea that had given us a break. Looking at the other shore, it actually seemed more distant than usual, in spite of the crystal clear air. One gets pretty close to the sea in a kayak, but swimming is literally as close as one can get. The margin of safety is similarly reduced, even if it did not seem that way today.
A commemorative moment back at the Oniike port. Much thanks to the Nozakis (framing the swimmers) for their essential boat support.
Kata-shima, in Amakusa's south-west extremity, is the archipelago's most isolated (and uninhabited) islet, lying about 5km off the Ushibuka coast. Although the main islet is barely a quarter-kilometer across, it is surrounded by numerous above and below-water rocks and shoals. Particularly remarkable and unique in Amakusa is the massive shoal system extending for about 2km to the north. Here there are virtually no rocks that break the surface: apparently two very isolated tips just poke out at spring low tides but we've never seen it happen. The shoals are teeming with wildlife and as they are completely inaccessible to from shore, they're basically virgin territory for fishing. The only trouble is anchoring the boats, donning snorkel gear while fighting the current and the waves, and the fear factor of being truly out in the open. So while we often thought about spearing here, it wasn't until today that we actualized our plans. The result was a quick windfall.
The official Japanese sea chart showing the neighborhood of Katashima. Note the extensive shoals to the north of the islet. Our most recent excursion is shown also (in red), with current measurements in green (currents are highly variable; this time they were ESE setting at up to 1 knot). The fish icon shows areas scouted to be particularly rich in large fish. A good snorkeling/diving spot is also shown, as well as where to find the nicest shells in Amakusa.
The rising sun lights up Katashima first, in this distant view from Naga-shima's Mt. Gyounindake. The southernmost tips of Amakusa are seen emerging from the night's shadows; the perspective is deceiving but actually these are 5-8km closer to the camera. Gesu-shima, Futago-jima, Tsukino-shima, Oko-ze, and Houga-shima - kayaking, fishing, and snorkeling hot spots in their own right, are all visible.
Today's catch is four fish at 1kg each, of two different kinds, both locally considered top notch in taste. Although the fish were in deep water (15-20m), they were so easy to spear that we called it quits after only 30 minutes. Plenty more are left. This is a spot not often fished, and has some of the cleanest water around (transparency was about 20m today). Probably these fish have not gorged themselves on whatever that stinky goop is the sport fishermen use for bait, so they are bound to be clean and delicious.
After an awkward mid-ocean, mid-current spearing session (during which the kayaks were left bobbing on the surface, tied to some table coral 6m down), we stop at the Katashima beach to clean the fish.
The beautiful shoals and cliffs of Katashima. Amakusa exploring does not get any better than this.
The beach, although tiny, always rewards us with beautiful shells of all kinds. Lately, more and more tropical species are in evidence, perhaps due to global warming. It is also said that the coral here is increasing (for the same reason), while in more southern locations such as Okinawa the warmer water is killing the reefs at an alarming rate. Maybe someday, we'll have bona fide coral reefs here in Amakusa!
Time to be heading back as the sun sets behind the East China Sea.


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Saying no to academy conversion
Continuing his look at academy status, Peter Chambers speaks to Hadley Learning Community about why they decided to say no.
Gill Eatough, principal of Hadley Learning Community in Shropshire, and her governing body are clear that academy status is not for them – at least, not for now.
"We have a group of governors and staff who keep looking at it," she explained.
"And the main question we keep coming back to is: what is the educational value of becoming an academy? We have a new building; we are a popular school with rising standards. There are no problems recruiting staff. The budgets are okay.
"The school is six-years-old, and it has taken me that long to establish its vision and ethos, to market it and establish its position in the community. The school is now in a very, very strong position. Michael Gove (the education secretary) claims that academies are raising standards across schools. Well, we're in the top 100 most improved schools in the country.
Valued links
Hadley supports other weaker schools and enjoys its relationships with them, Ms Eatough said.
She continued: "If we became an academy, it might take something away from all that. We work very collegially. Telford and Wrekin Learning Partnership is supporting subject leaders and teachers, and developing and promoting best practice. From that point of view, it's a very healthy environment.
"I don't want to do anything that might destabilise what we've achieved with parents, staff, the community and the students."
The all-phase learning community replaced three schools – an infants, a primary and a secondary – all of which had been achieving poor results. Without the Learning Community there would be no provision in this part of Telford for the huge projected growth in number of secondary-age children.
As founding head of the new school, Ms Eatough experienced no constraints in appointing staff. "There was no pressure to use staff of the former schools – I just took the best."
Independence is important to any school head and Ms Eatough says she has this with her authority (Telford and Wrekin) which she says never tells her to do anything.
"I run my own ship – ultimately responsible to the governing body of course. We have a great governing body and we work well together. Becoming an academy, with the complexities of our site and the PFI contract, would involve a huge amount of work that would not in itself result in improving educational standards for our students.
"Is that what I want to spend my time doing when our aim is for Hadley to become outstanding over the next two to three years?
"I buy in all my own services. For example, we use Shropshire local authority for education welfare services. Telford and Wrekin knows it's a free market, and they also know that if they provide good services at a keen price we will buy them."
Other schools in the area seem to share her view on this. There are only a handful of converter academies locally – two grammar schools and one primary, she explained.
Along with independence, finance is often a major issue for schools considering academy status, and Ms Eatough acknowledges its importance.
"I wouldn't deprive our students of the benefits we could obtain if becoming an academy entailed significant extra funding. But that is not the case. As a school in an area of high deprivation with many students eligible for free school meals, we do well from the Pupil Premium.
"The LACSEG (Local Authority Central Spend Equivalent Grant) might even be less than we are receiving now if we were an academy. Looking ahead, as more schools become academies, there is likely to be progressively less money in the pot."
This fits with the recent National Audit Office report, which indicated that the Department for Education faced a huge challenge as a result of its £1 billion overspend on the academies programme.
On the other side, there is some scare-mongering among heads that academies are being charged huge amounts for services from private sector companies. The mere name "academy" ratchets the price up, it seems. Ms Eatough puts the financial aspect into perspective: "If finance was the only reason to do it – that is not what I came into education to do."
"I have an old-fashioned allegiance to the local authority," Ms Eatough admits. "For them it was a huge, brave step to create this new school and I have a personal investment in it. It's not trendy but it is important."
But she recognises that she is fortunate in her relationship with the authority. "I have friends in other areas who are suffering cuts in public sector spending and the local authorities are not helpful or useful. Sometimes they are a shadow of what they were. It doesn't mean a lot any more."
So why should Ms Eatough and the governing body seek to turn Hadley Learning Community into an academy? "It's not broke."
Peter Chambers is publications editor at the SSAT. Visit www.ssatuk.co.uk
CAPTION: Not for us: Hadley Learning Community in Shropshire is happy with its progress and local authority links and believes academy status would be a distraction


Idaho, Montana, and New Mexico INBRE Program Administrators formed RAIN to leverage our existing strengths and reduce programmatic redundancy as we continue to build biomedical research capacity in our states. We share complementary biomedical and public health challenges and opportunities, as well as the same NIH INBRE grant-renewal schedule.
The initial concept of RAIN began in September, 2016 during the INBRE PI/PC Meeting at the NIH in Bethesda, Maryland and continued with an official planning meeting in Santa Fe, New Mexico in October that same year. The INBRE Directors, Program Coordinators, and Program Managers identified numerous areas with interstate collaboration potential that includes our INBRE Bioinformatics Cores, undergraduate student research opportunities, graduate programs, access to unique patient populations, mentor expertise, and faculty research programs.
The first RAIN Biomedical Research Conference took place in 2017 with the purpose of bringing together INBRE-supported faculty investigators to share their research findings, identify creative collaborations, and communicate with each other about their experiences as research mentees and student research mentors. Our overarching goals were to learn from each other's achievements and challenges, facilitate peer-mentoring among faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions, pool research capabilities and resources, and identify common needs and unique expertise to enhance programmatic impact.
RAIN Metabolomics Pilot Grant Program Request for Applications (RFA) due January 20, 2019.
Montana INBRE is excited to announce a pilot grant program for projects that utilize mass spectrometry-based metabolomics. This program is open to INBRE investigators in Idaho, New Mexico, and Montana. Successful applications will receive funding up to $10,000 in order to facilitate data generation to establish feasibility, support research projects, and generate data for publications. Projects may focus on targeted oruntargeted metabolomics.
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until funds have been exhausted or until January 20, 2019.


Eythimis Grivas graduated from the School of Architecture, NTUA, in 1995; while being a student he was granted a number of scholarships and awards. After having completed a postgraduate course at the NTUA, as a PhD student, he undertook a research on Doric style and the geometry of the Parthenon. He has three-years teaching experience from his assisting the course of Architectural Design at the School of Architecture, NTUA. Since 1995 he has worked in several firms in Athens as a freelance architect; in 2003 he founded GAarde in collaboration with V. Alevizou.
Varvara Alevizou graduated from the School of Architecture, NTUA, in 1996. She holds an MSc. Degree in Architectural History from the Bartlett, UCL, for which she was granted a scholarship from the Michelis Foundation. She has participated in many architectural ideas competitions. A freelance architect since 1996, she has worked in several firms in Athens till 2003, when she founded GAarde in collaboration with E. Grivas.


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Holmes Noble Appoints CEO
October 20, 2017 – U.K.-based executive search and interim firm Holmes Noble has appointed Donna Chapman as its chief executive officer.
"Donna brings an impressive track record in consultancy and recruitment and has spent over 25 years operating at board level, specializing in sectors which are very important to Holmes Noble's growth plans," said Michelle Carson-Williams, founder and chair. "She possesses the necessary credibility and experience from building and leading businesses to developing and guiding executives through growth strategies, which will be one of Donna's first tasks here at Holmes Noble."
With offices in Birmingham and Manchester, Holmes Noble partners with businesses to help identify senior-level talent such as CEOs, board members, senior interim and permanent leaders across various sectors including manufacturing, logistics, energy, infrastructure and professional services.
Ms. Chapman's experience at board level includes mergers and acquisitions, commercial directorship, HR, talent strategies and growth through successful leadership for listed companies, privately-owned and private equity-backed organizations.
Most recently, Ms. Chapman was client development director at Wickland Westcott, a professional services consultancy, working alongside the managing director to design and implement a business-wide sales and marketing strategy for their consultants and clients. She spent the previous eight years with Air Energi, where she was a global vice president for RPO, direct hires and technical search. During her tenure, she steered the company through the challenges of the oil price collapse in 2008 to achieve 171 percent growth across her regions as VP for Europe and Africa.
Passion for Talent Management
"I've had a passion for talent management for many years and the opportunity to assume the leadership role within a well-known and progressive executive search firm like Holmes Noble is the perfect next step for me," said Ms. Chapman. "Over the coming weeks, I'll be working with the leadership team to build a growth strategy focusing on expanding our professional and financial services practices, interim division and international markets."
Interim search can be used to inject specific skills into a business for a defined project or period of time, according to Holmes Noble. Professional interim managers possess the specialist skill-set and experience to deliver business critical projects or bridge important leadership gaps across the senior management team, the firm said. This provides existing management with vital breathing space to address business priorities and provide additional skills to strengthen leadership capabilities.
Massive Shift to Contract Employment Underway
By 2025, most workers (70 percent) and employers (68 percent) agree that a majority of the workforce will be employed in an "agile capacity" (i.e. contractor, consultant, temp worker or freelancer), according to a study released by Randstad US. 'The Workplace 2025' report peers into the minds and expectations of workers, and the executives who oversee them, about the future of work.
Sidestepping Talent Gaps
According to a recent report released by CareerBuilder and Economic Modeling Specialists International, hiring temporary and contract employees can help businesses avoid talent gaps and remain nimble. The study showed that more companies will be tapping into this labor segment, with temporary employment expected to add 173,478 jobs from 2016 to 2018 – an increase of 5.9 percent.
"Today, nearly three million people are employed in temporary jobs, and that number will continue to grow at a healthy pace over the next few years as companies strive to keep agile in the midst of changing market needs," said Kyle Braun, president of CareerBuilder's staffing and recruiting group. "Opportunities are opening up in a variety of occupations and pay levels, and this is a trend we're seeing in a wide range of industries and company sizes."
A separate report by CareerBuilder found that 47 percent of employers reported that they planned to hire temporary or contract workers in 2016, up slightly from 46 percent last year. Of these employers, 58 percent plan to transition some temporary or contract workers into full-time, permanent roles.
"Temporary employment benefits both sides of the labor market," said Mr. Braun. "Hiring temporary and contract workers helps companies stay flexible and adapt quickly to changing market demands. For workers, it opens doors for those who want to utilize various skills, build relationships with different organizations and explore career options."
These figures coincide with similar findings by the Execu | Search Group. Its "2016 Hiring Outlook: Strategies for Adapting to a Candidate-Driven Market" report found that 26 percent of hiring managers surveyed planned to increase hiring of temporary employees in 2016.
In addition, a recent Adecco study, "Definitive Guide to Building a Better Workforce," found that 67 percent of companies use contingent labor to enhance their workforce and close talent gaps. The study surveyed 536 C-suite executives across the U.S. regarding the types of talent they need, skills that are most difficult to find, how they are using contingent labor and progressive recruiting methods to enhance their workforces, employee retention techniques and more.
The report found that 80 percent of employers agreed that the U.S. skills gap is a real challenge, and it provided insights into how different companies conceptualize and address this gap in talent. Part of the reason for the increased use of temporary workers: Companies are having difficulty finding quality talent.
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I commonly experience flashes of euphoria for which I have no account. What I've felt over the last several weeks, however, is something different. It's a sustained state of contentment — something that I can account for. It's a feeling of fullness, and it's because of video games.
I am full because of Brutal Legend. This game was almost perfect, from its story, its humor, and Jack Black's performance, to its RTS and driving systems, and even its side missions — but I did say almost. The rate at which new Solos unlocked disappointed me; I think it was poor design to have four at the beginning, four at the end, but none in the middle. Still, I loved this game. I bought it on release day, and I finished all the missions by the end of the next. I never do that.
I am full because of Defense Grid: The Awakening. Tower Defense is a genre that gets a lot of flack — and it's true, there are a lot of bad games out there — but if there's a game that the skeptics should play, it's Defense Grid. Its difficulty curve is fair, and its challenge modes suit it for repeat play. It even has character, an uncharacteristic attribute for a Tower Defense game that isn't based on a license.


Andy is a writer, educator and consultant who launched NCDD with Sandy Heierbacher in 2002. While serving as creative director from 2002 through 2015, Andy created & supported 4 generations of NCDD's website and designed all of NCDD's print material, including the 2010 Resource Guide on Public Engagement, our 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2012 conference handbooks, the 2002 conference binder and our promotional materials. Because of Andy's vision and perseverance, the NCDD site is one of the most comprehensive websites in this field, boasting many interactive features. Andy transitioned from his role in July 2015 to pursue personal projects.


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Disruptive Change: Impact and Challenges
Join us at the 13th World Islamic Economic Forum and discuss the impact and challenges of life-altering disruptive ideas as well as technologies, with some of the finest minds in the world today.
Explore solutions and possibilities on how you can best benefit from this dynamic development.
Johan Bygge
Chairman EQT Asia Pacific
Johan Bygge is the chairman of EQT Asia Pacific. He worked as CFO at Investor AB and a CEO at Electrolux as well as Electrolux Major Appliance Europe and Asia Pacific. He was also CEO of Electrolux Major Appliance International, including operations outside of Europe and North America. He also worked at Ericsson as deputy group treasurer and deputy group controller.
He is currently a chairman of the boards of PSM and ILA Vietnam, director of Anticimex, Getinge AB and I-Med. His former directorships include Swiss Smile, Sanitec, Novare and Samsari.
He holds a degree in economics and business administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.
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Raja Teh has over 20 years of experience in banking and finance focusing on areas of Islamic and investment banking. She was the managing director and CEO of Hong Leong Islamic Bank and global head of Islamic Markets at Bursa Malaysia. She was also the chief corporate officer and head of International Business at Kuwait Finance House Malaysia, CEO of Bank AlKhair Malaysia (previously Unicorn Investment Bank) and head of Investment Banking at RHB Sakura Merchant Bank (now RHB Investment Bank).
She's the advisor on Islamic banking and finance to the World Islamic Economic Forum Foundation. She served in Pengurusan Danaharta Nasional Berhad and was with CIMB Investment Bank for almost 10 years covering debt and equity origination and equity sales. She started her career at KPMG Peat Marwick Consultants. She holds an honorary Doctorate of Laws and an LLB (Hons) from the University of East London, United Kingdom.
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Martin Tan is the executive director of the Institute for Societal Leadership (ISL) and co-founder and former executive director of Halogen Foundation Singapore, an Institute of public character that he co-founded in 2003 which is committed to youth leadership development in the region.
Tan has conducted programmes for youth, NGO and corporate leaders in Afghanistan, Australia, Bhutan, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore and the USA. He is a master facilitator for the Leadership Challenge and Student Leadership and certified facilitator of the Birkman Method. Heis also the author of Youth Sector Organisation: Starters Kit. In 2013, he was conferred the Singapore Youth Award, Singapore's highest accolade for youth.
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Tuan Haji Sapuan bin Ahmad began his career as an executive forester in 1980 and has been active in the area of forestry for the past 37 years.
During his civil service for the Sarawak state government, he received a few awards such as Pingat Perkhidmatan Bakti (PPB), Pingat Perkhidmatan Setia (PPS), Pegawai Bintang Kenyalang (PBK), Pingat Terpuji Jubli Emas (PTE), Pingat Perkhidmatan Cemerlang (PPC) and the Anugerah Apresiasi Alumni UPM. For his contribution as a forester he was appointed as a board of director for a few companies and statutory bodies in Sarawak.
He is also an active board member of a few institutions. He currently serves as the director of the Forest Department of Sarawak. He holds a BSc degree in Forestry from University Pertanian Malaysia and an MA degree in Resource Management from the University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom.
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Ebrahim Patel, a South African entrepreneur with a passion for business, started a number of successful ventures. He's the chairman of TransAfrix Holdings and serves on various company boards.
He's the current National President of the Minara Chamber of Commerce, deputy chairperson of Business Forum SA, International Advisory Member of the World Islamic Economic Forum, chairman of the WIEF Young Leaders Network, trustee of the eThekweni Community Foundation and Advisory Board member of the University of KwaZulu Natal ELC.
Ebrahim serves on the KwaZulu Natal Economic Council which advises the provincial government on economic strategy and is a lead member of the KZN Halaal Hub Task Team. He is passionate about youth and entrepreneurship and is regularly asked to speak on various platforms locally as well as internationally.
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He's currently a member of several advisory boards including the World Bank Global Islamic Finance Development Centre in Turkey and a member of the external advisory group of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Interdepartmental Working Committee on Islamic Finance. He's an academic advisor to Effat University's Islamic Financial Management program and member of the Accreditation Technical Committee, Financial Accreditation Agency in Malaysia.
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Earlier he worked with Johnson and Johnson as treasurer, and as head of strategic planning and assistant to the president of Janssen Pharmaceutica worldwide and later founded and expanded a high-tech growth company in Europe and the USA. He also assumed the role of founder and investor as well as managing director or chairman in about 30 companies and entities so far. He also created Plato, the today European widespread entrepreneur-coaching programme, and has been a keynote speaker at conferences and a teacher at various educational events.
Robrechts studied in many places and holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, a Commercial Engineering degree magna cum laude, and a Real Estate degree from Louvain University.
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Roshan Thiran is the Chief Executive Officer of Leaderonomics, a social enterprise dedicated to providing access to leadership development to people of all ages in developing nations across Asia Pacific. He was the director of Global Talent Management with Johnson & Johnson driving global talent initiatives. He also worked at General Electric Company (GE) for more than 12 years, in a number of roles involving acquisition integrations, driving business growth and business turnarounds, in the United States of America, Europe and Asia. He hosts various television shows, radio segments and is a columnist for various piblications.
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Charles Barkley Knows The Real Reason Why The Warriors Suspended Draymond Green
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The Golden State Warriors, even though they are the 2nd seed in the West, are in a small crisis. Steph Curry is out injured and the Warriors have severely suffered in his absence. They lack the rhythm and flow his leadership brings on the floor and it's obvious that he is their most important player.
This losing spell has also been 'highlighted' by the spat between Draymond Green and Kevin Durant who clashed at the end of a loss to the LA Clippers. Draymond was suspended by the Warriors for the next game without pay and many people were curious as to why Green's punishment was so serious.
Charles Barkley has a theory on why the Warriors were so stern with their punishment, and it makes good sense.
"They know that they've got to appease Kevin Durant. That's what makes sense. Dan, nobody gets suspended when teammates get to fighting, because that happens at least once a week. Where teammates get into, or somebody yells at a coach and you say things you regret.
The reason they suspended Draymond is because they know that dynasty, if Kevin Durant leaves, is gonna come to an end. And people got to realize – they're going to that brand new, big 'ol building next year. They're charging $20,000 a seat on the front row… people want to see a team that's a juggernaut, they don't want to see a team that's pretty good. That's why they suspended Draymond."
Barkley also said that Warriors are not a dynasty without Kevin Durant but they won already one championship without him and lost after 3-1 in their second NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Durant is a free agent next season and speculation on what the Warriors will look like next season is getting more and more interesting. If I was Green I would be watching very carefully how the GSW front office behaves towards Durant and himself. If the Warriors aren't careful then Green will feel betrayed and move elsewhere.
It appears more and more as though this season will be the last for the Golden State dynasty.
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Donovan Mitchell Slams Rumors About Joining The Heat: "Y'all Like To Talk A Lot When We Lose..."
Russell Westbrook Says He Has No Regrets About Joining The Lakers: "It's Bigger Than Basketball For Me."
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Isiah Thomas Gives Huge Praise To Ja Morant: "He Looks At All Of Them As Lunch."
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Shaquille O'Neal Says The Suns Don't Stand A Chance vs. Warriors In The Playoffs: "If The Suns Beat Golden State I Am Going To Walk Two Blocks With Suns Written On My A**, I'll Post It Live On Instagram With It"
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Vung Vieng is located in the heart of Bai Tu Long Bay, 24 km from the mainland. You will not only be immersed in the quiet and peaceful location viewing the charming landscape, and discovering the cultural life of the fishermen but also will be instructed in the fine arts of sailing and casting fish nets.
In the past, Vung Vieng floating village has a population of hundreds local livings. They live on fishing and tourism activities, with food and water being transported from the mainland of a dozen kilometers from there. The colorful floating houses, home to multiple generations, give you a sense of the lifestyle of the local people, who are happy in spite of their modest circumstances.
You will be enchanted by the beauty of the boats, the nets slung over posts in front of the house, the simple but hospitable fishermen, and the small children smiling as they go to school. This idyllic scene shows the traditional character of a floating fishing village.
Nowadays, according to the policy of authority, all of residents of floating village have to move on land to reside for the sake of ensuring children's education and life quality. Thus now it looks like the museum through floating houses, school, pearl farms… But we still believe that Vung Vieng village is still an interesting attraction that partly provides our guests a glimpse of "floating lives" on Halong Bay. It was an outstanding feature of local fishing villagers living on the World Heritage Site.


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On Honeymoon with Death (Oz Blackstone series, Book 5)
A twisting crime novel of murder and suspense
Quintin Jardine
Sometimes murder is only the beginning...
Murder follows Oz Blackstone to Spain in On Honeymoon with Death, Quintin Jardine's gripping mystery. Perfect for fans of Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson.
'Jardine manages to combine the picturesque with the thrilling and the dream-like with the coldly rational' - The Times
Returning to L'Escala, the idyllic Spanish village where they were once so happy, Oz Blackstone and Primavera Phillips are looking to forget the past. But old ghosts are not so easy to placate, and the shadow of Oz's childhood sweetheart Jan, now tragically dead, is threatening to turn their relationship into a seething cauldron of recrimination. Until a body turns up face down in the swimming pool of their new villa, and suddenly they are very much back in the harness again. Faced with the indifference of the local police, Oz and Prim are forced to investigate the murder themselves, and soon they begin to uncover a nest of vipers beneath L'Escala's sunny exterior...
What readers are saying about On Honeymoon with Death:
'An intricately woven plot set in [a] beautiful landscape... one of his best books'
'Another great read with so many twists and turns... So difficult to put down once you start'
'Five stars'
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY APR 15, 2002
Scottish author Jardine (Screen Savers, etc.) offers plenty of foul language, treachery and carnal intrigue in this rambling novel, his fifth to feature Glaswegian Osbert "Oz" Blackstone. Oz returns to Spain's Costa Brava with his second wife, Primavera "Prim" Phillips, to resume the idyllic life they had before he left her to marry his childhood sweetheart, Jan, who's now dead. Oz's lottery winnings and budding movie career allow him to buy a fully furnished villa, complete with a swimming pool and a shoddy Russian-make car in the garage. When the pool is uncovered and drained, there's a body at the bottom, perhaps that of the previous owner. Smuggling and money laundering from traffic in white slaves lead to more corpses and violence. Family quarrels and recriminations alternate with descriptions of life among British expats in Catalan country, and their not always easy interactions with the locals. Most of the detection, however, occurs in the book's final chapters, after Oz discovers that Prim has had several casual and serious affairs in his absence. To even the score, Oz welcomes the advances of two lusty beauties while Prim is away. Readers fond of virile Scottish heroes may be the only ones not metaphorically twiddling their thumbs through the long character analyses that precede the book's wife-swapping denouement, which takes place, fittingly enough, in the conjugal bed. FYI:Jardine is also the author ofThursday Legends (Forecasts, Aug. 6, 2001) and other titles in his mystery series featuring Edinburgh constable Bob Skinner.
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More Books by Quintin Jardine
Skinner's Rules (Bob Skinner Series, Book 1)
Skinner's Mission (Bob Skinner series, Book 6)
Skinner's Festival (Bob Skinner series, Book 2)
Lethal Intent (Bob Skinner series, Book 15)
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The magic of the chocolate-oozing molten cake — also known as chocolate lava cake — is a rich chocolate cake with an oozing molten center. The original recipe was created by master chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten fortuitously when he pulled a chocolate cake out of the oven before it was done and discovered the center to be wonderfully warm and pudding-like. Surprisingly, it's easy enough for even the novice baker to make at home. What's more, it can be prepared ahead of time, stored in the fridge or baked, and heated at the last minute.
In a medium-size bowl, mix dry ingredients.
Pour in ½ Cup milk, 2 Tablespoons melted butter, and 1 Cup chopped walnuts. Mix well, the batter will be very thick. Spread batter into a lightly greased 9x9x2" baking pan. Cover and refrigerate to bake later, or proceed to the next step.
Before baking, sprinkle 1 Cup brown sugar and ¼ Cup cocoa powder on top of the batter. Slowly pour 2 Cups of boiling water to the top of the unbaked cake. Do not mix!
Bake for 45 minutes. Immediately spoon out serving pieces topping each with generous chocolate pudding scooped from the baking dish. Top with whipped cream, and serve while hot and steamy. Fresh strawberries or raspberries on top make a beautiful Valentine's Day dessert.


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Doctor of Philosophy, Administration — Health Services, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Master of Health Administration, University of Missouri-Columbia
Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India
About Reena Kelly
Reena Kelly has worked in the healthcare industry in the clinical, administrative, and research fields for over 15 years. She was in private clinical practice as a dental surgeon in India for over 8 years before getting her Master's in Health Administration (MHA) and a Graduate Certificate in Public Health from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Immediately after, Reena worked within the healthcare industry in healthcare provider staffing and management, and then returned to graduate school to get her Ph.D. from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Her work has been published in several academic journals and her research and teaching interests lie in the area of strategic management and organizational behavior in healthcare organizations.
Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications
Hearld, LR, Hall, AG, Kelly, RJ, Karabukayeva, A., Singh, JA. (2021). Organizational context and the learning and change readiness climate for implementing an evidence-based shared decision-making aid. Journal of Health Organization and Management. (Epub ahead of print) https://doi.org/10.1108/JHOM-10-2020-0397
Hall, AG., Karabukayeva, A., Rainey, C., Kelly, RJ, Wade, J., Patterson, J., Feldman, S. Perspectives on Life Following a Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (2021). Disability and Health Journal. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2021.101067
Kelly, RJ & Hearld, LR. (2020). Burnout and Leadership Style in Behavioral Health Care: A Literature Review. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research, 47(4), 581-600. doi: 10.1007/s11414-019-09679-z
Puro, N, Joseph, R., Caimins, B., Zengul, FD, Cochran, K, & Ray, MN. (2020). Predictors of Hospital acquired Clostridioides Difficile Infection: A Systematic Review. Journal of Healthcare Quality, 42(3), 127-135. doi: 10.1097/JHQ.0000000000000236 (Epub)
Houser, S, Joseph, R., Puro, N, & Burke, DE. (2019). Use of Technology in the Management of Obesity: A Literature Review. Perspectives in Health Information Management. Fall 2019 Issue.
Carroll, N, Joseph, R., Puro, N. (2019). Interventions to Address Medication-Related Causes of Readmission: A Systematic Review. Journal of Hospital Administration, 8(4).
Carroll, NW, Hearld, LR, & Joseph, R. (2019). Hospital ownership of postacute care providers and the cost of care. Health Care Management Review. doi: 10.1097/HMR.0000000000000235 (Epub)
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Peripheral IV in Too Long
Admitted with a congestive heart failure exacerbation, an elderly man acquired an infection around his peripheral IV site, accompanied by fever, chills, and back pain. Likely secondary to the infected peripheral IV catheter, the patient had developed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and an epidural abscess.
Commentary by Chi-Tai Fang, MD, PhD
CME/CEU credit available for this case
Empty Handoff
Prior to surgery, failure to transmit information about a man whose blood glucose level fell precipitously after receiving insulin, combined with the fact that the electronic health record (EHR) had not been updated with current glucose levels, led to another dangerous drop in the patient's glucose level.
Commentary by Allan Goldman, MB, and Ken Catchpole, PhD
Undetected Foreign Object
Following successful bypass surgery and mitral valve repair, an elderly man with diabetes, hypertension, and end-stage renal disease continued to attend hemodialysis and other clinic visits regularly. Eight months later, he was admitted to the hospital with shaking chills, confusion, and a collection of pus in his chest. A surgical procedure to free the trapped lung also uncovered a surgical instrument from the previous surgery.
Commentary by Robert R. Cima, MD, MA
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Preparing for Health Reform: The Federal Government and the Nursing Workforce
by Peter I. Buerhaus, PhD, RN
This piece describes federal initiatives aimed at preparing the nursing workforce needed to match future demand and to navigate changes vital to improving health care.
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Darren McGregor led the Navs with 46 points this weekend.
Goodwin College student veterans will host a Veterans Day celebration on Thursday, November 8, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the lobby at One Riverside. They will welcome veterans from World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam, Post 9/11, the D.A.V., the VFW, and the American Legion. Employees, students, and the public are encouraged to attend to speak with, and thank, our veteran community. Asking questions about a veteran's experience and learning about veterans organizations provide opportunities to acknowledge the importance of Veterans Day and our distinguished guests. We must never forget their immense sacrifices for our state and our country. They deserve our everlasting gratitude for the freedoms that we enjoy every day. Questions: Craig Jordan at cjordan@goodwin.edu.
Fall Fun Fair is Here!
Goodwin College (is expanding its 2.5-mile network of trails, which provide an ideal opportunity for East Hartford residents to enjoy peaceful, passive recreation and view fauna and wildlife along the banks of the Connecticut River. Located in an urbanized area with limited open and green spaces, Goodwin plans to expand its network of trails known as the South Meadows in East Hartford, Glastonbury, and Wethersfield. Goodwin is hosting a community meeting on Oct. 4, 2018, at 5 p.m. in the River Room, 195 Riverside Drive, East Hartford. All are invited to attend and learn more about the trails.
The Goodwin trails extend from the Pavilion next to the outdoor learning lab south along the banks of the Connecticut River. Parts of the trails are paved. The Phase IV project would extend the paved portion to the Wethersfield line, add a handicapped accessible picnic area, and upgrade fencing along the access road leading to the trails. The trails are located off South Meadow Lane, which is off High Street across from the Early Childhood Learning Center at Hockanum School.
To assist with the planning and construction of the trail, Goodwin is seeking a grant from the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) Recreational Trails Program. At this meeting, area residents and organizations will have the opportunity to comment on the proposed trail.
For information please call Chris Blake at 860-727-6950.
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Please be aware that during the next few weeks East Hartford Fire Department personnel will be touring campus to familiarize themselves with our building layouts and fire suppression systems. As part of their visit, you may see a number of fire trucks parked on campus. We wanted to assure everyone that there is no cause for alarm and that these visits are designed to enhance campus safety. The visits are currently scheduled for September 25 and 27 and October 2 and 4. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.


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